Tag: "communication" at biology news

...have discovered some of the genes and cell-to-cell communication pathways that enable zebrafish to restore their tail fins. "The ability to regenerate body parts such as those that are damaged by injury or disease," said Dr. Randall Moon, professor of pharmacology at the University of Washington (UW), an investig...

...Immunobiology, the immune synapse is a specialized communication structure created by two immune cells. According to the theory, this communication activates immune cells to fight invaders. Swat had hypothesized that DLGH1 might help move structure...

...k. Scientists are hoping to gain new insights into communication of marine mammals such as seals and whales. The data will also provide information about the effect of anthropogenic sounds on the behaviour of the animals. A live audio stream of PALAOA can be found on the internet at www.awi.de/acoustics . Dive...

...e seize the full potential of the Internet to make communication of research findings an interactive and fully accessible process that gives greater value to what we do as scientists." PLoS ONE was first described to the research community back in June 2006, and the response to the proposal has been enthusiastic ...

...ormation to one another. This type of referential communication is commonplace in human language, but has yet to b...s the first evidence of a functionally referential communication system in a free-ranging ape species." "Finding this ability among ape species, especially gibbons ...

...rly on." The results show that the development of communication between nerves and muscles is flexible. Rather th...bout a way in which electrical stimulation affects communication in the nervous system," explained Spitzer. "If electrical stimulation shows promise as a treatment,...

...f abnormal cells inside the body; an imaging and communication system for non-invasive screening in target organs systems such as the breast, pancreas and gastrointestinal tract and the relaying of information to an external receiver; developing ingestible and insertable non-invasive imagers for routine screeni...

...e beta cells. But without the islet architecture, communication among the beta cells breaks down and the cells fail to respond to glucose by secreting insulin. Thus, PERK-deficiency both hampers cell-to-cell signaling of glucose levels and greatly diminishes insulin production at the cellular level. The Penn St...

...s that some aspects of the vocal variety of animal communication sounds are shaped by the environment. The authors point out that song divergence within a species as a result of such environmental shaping could potentially play a crucial role in the process of speciation, although it is not at all clear whether ur...

...nt to see whether we can use location-aware mobile communication systems (called P3 tools) to increase information flow among collaborators who are housed in different departments, said Steffen-Fluhr. The P3 tools, which link people-to-people-to-geographical-places, are being developed as part of NJITs Smart Campu...

...r. Together these neurons are intrinsic clocks in communication with each other to keep 24-hour time. It had been thought that GABA was the prime candidate for the rallying role. All SCN neurons make this inhibitory neurotransmitter, and it had been shown that giving GABA daily at 8 a.m. to SCN cells synchroni...

...ave evolved in order to promote fast and efficient communication between neurons. The other notable feature was the...it complex social patterns that included intricate communication skills, coalition-formation, cooperation, cultural transmission and tool usage," the authors state. ...

... an action potential, or spike (which leads to the communication of the signal to subsequent neurons). Spiking probability varied among neurons but was not distinguishable between the two cell types, further supporting the earlier indications that adult-born and pup-born neurons function in fundamentally the same ...

...ese cells were excitatory, meaning that they spark communication between nerve cells. The other electrode recorded ... in the neocortex. This discovery of synchronized communication between the old and the new brain a phenomenon known as "phase-locking" has two key implications. ...

...Survey, a monthly barometer of the public's health communication practices and needs. The survey is jointly funded by the National Cancer Institute, the Annenberg School for Communication and the Sunnylands Trust at Annenberg. It was fielded in June, 2006, roughly coinciding with FDA approval of the vaccine. ...

...rious aspects of development, immunity, nerve cell communication and evolutionary relationships with humans and other vertebrates. "Having the complete sequence of the sea urchin genome will make a powerful model system stronger still. Given the full catalogue of genes, methods for manipulating their expression ...

...in conditions ranging from male sexual function to communication among nerves. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Stephen J. Lippard and Mi Hee Lim, are describing the chemical strategy they used to discover a way to monitor NO as it forms and works inside living cells. Their report is scheduled for t...

... has found an early indication of two-way cellular communication in the miniscule niches of the body where the futu...ells. "We looked at the possibility that two-way communication exists between stem cells and niche cells," said UW stem-cell niche researcher Hannele Ruohola-Baker...

...y (myelination) that facilitates the long-distance communication in our nervous system across junctions called synapses, such that a thought can result in the movement of a finger or a toe. Diseases and injury that compromise the integrity of myelin such as multiple sclerosis, or peripheral neuropathies, have dram...

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